Teaching and Learning with Technology at MU

A Millersville University Community Resource


Description of the wiki: This wiki gathers learning-technology resources that MU faculty use to teach in the digital classroom. Methods used to teach with these tools are explained by the teachers who use them. Participants in this wiki concentrate on the pedagogy and not the tool. It's a community resource so join in and become a member of the wiki. We want to know how the classroom technology you use can advance teaching and learning at MU. If you use one of these tool (or one we don't mention) to teach, please tell us about it and add your method to the list. Thank you.

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New
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12.11.09
9.14.09:
  • EtherPad in composing
  • EDUCAUSE Mid–Atlantic Regional Conference 2010 in conferences


Teaching and Learning with Technology: Categories

The categories below group teaching and learning tools and provide descriptions of how teachers use them in their online and face-to-face classrooms.

Assessment
Lists ways to comment on student work, prevent plagiarism, quizz, test, and grade using electronic tools.

Data management
Explains how spreadsheets and other data management tools help manage student data.

Communication
Presents email, IM, texting, chat, and microblogging applications and how they can be used to communicate with students.

Collaboration
Describes how students work in groups using wikis and web conferencing tools.

Community
Details ways to create a community of learners in social networking environments such as Ning and Facebook.

Composing
Explains how the web applications such as Google Docs, Buzzwords, and many others provide a variety of ways to facilitate student writing.

How to
Lists ways to use "how to" sites to free up teachers to concentrate on student learning.

Instruction
Presents Video, audio, presentation, screencast, and image management applications that help teachers create dynamic instruction.

LMS
Discusses the many ways to use Blackboard and other learning management systems.

Publishing
Contains descriptions of how blogs and websites offer a variety of capabilities and opportunities for students to write for real-world audiences.

Research
Profiles scenarios where teachers facilitate research using search engines, social bookmarking applications, and online library data bases.

Utilities
Highlights small web-based tools like sticky notes and "to do" lists for how they promote student learning.

Virtual worlds & immersive learning
Describes how virtual worlds like Second Life as well as simulations and learning games are used as learning environments.




Editors: Bill Archibald, English; Albert Unrath, IT;